Receptacle for keys for watchmen&#39;s clocks.



F. HARDINGE. BEGEPTAGLE FOR KEYS FOR WATCHMEN'S cLocxs.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1908. I

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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Application filed January Specification. of Letters 1998. figs-rial Ho. 4 9,4233.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnannmn I-liinnrnen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Receptacles tor Keys for lVatclnnens Clocks, (Case 8,) of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to produce an improved means for securing and housing keys in desired locations for use with recording clocks usually employed by Watch men.

My invention relates to that class of Watchmens clocks commonly carried by the watchmen in their rounds and adapted to carry means for receiving records made by suitable cooperating keys permanently secured at difi'erent points in the watclnnens beats.

My invention consists in providing a means for securing a box or housing in a desired location and in sealing the securing or supporting means to prevent removal of the box and by the act of sealing to secure a key to the box in such a manner that neither the key can be taken away from the box nor the box taken from its support wi' out breaking the seal or some other part the structure.

in my invention 1 secure the key to th seal by a chain of such construction as to prevent the taking away of the key without cutting or breaking the chain, which may be hardened if desired, and the use of the itey is facilitated by providing a length of chain sutlicient to readily reach the clock arried by the watchman. In order to prevent the chain interfering with t le door of the bu when the key is replaced, 1 ecure a weig t to the chain and lead the chain over guise in the upper part of the box, as a result of which when the chain is slack the weigh drops to the bott in of the box and prevent. the chain hanging down between the door and the front of the box. I also provic a til (F of the box to retain the chain and key, this wall also serving to open the door wh n the catch is released.

The several drawings illustrating my invention are as follows:

Figure 1 is a front View of the box with taken therefrom "ertical sectional view 21n ;ig.1;h1g.5 iai view taken along a detail d in con- 1. 3 c I116 =OCl n1 nection with Eeternic to th adaoted to be supp v ew of awings, the box at is r ed from the vall or similar supporting means by screws eX- tending through the back of the box from the inside into such supporting means. The screws 18 used to attach the box at the lower portion thereof are first inserted through the clip 12 and then throu h he back of the box a and into the support o, atter which the clip 12 is closed together over the heads of the screws 18 and rivet 11 is passed through the ends of the clip 12 and also through the end link of the chain 9, by which the rivet or seal 11 serves to hold the clip over the heads l screws 18 and also to rigidly secure the chin 9 to such clip. The chain 9 is led dc or roller 8 supported by brackand has atprevent tie slack: oi

bctwee e I" it c box ant. the door 6 w i 1 i ito ose such door. The chain, as shown in the drawings and which l: prefer to use in this nnection, is ot the type known as safety 0 i i, which 9 events L'le 1e e t by cutting tl cha' .hc SH mg cured to late )revent the part or .i chain and key tron ot' the door when box, and this s as to press closed, as a r is pushed inwar t from the catch 1 wh n it is n the pin 13 .i. engaged wall 16 provided l tie sprin lock la is opens the door a which when rotated by means of any suitable key is moved into the path of the push pin 13 in such a manner as to prevent such pin being pushed inward and therefore prevents disengagement of the catch 19 and the spring latch 1 By properly proportioning the box a, guide 8, chain 9 and weight 10, it is apparent that the weight 10 may be made to cause the return of the key 17 when it is released by the user, whether he assists in its return to the boX or not.

lVhile I have shown my invention in the embodiment herein described, I do not limit myself to the exact detailed construction disclosed, but claim any equivalent construction that will suggest itself to those skilled in the art.

that I claim is:

1. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate a watchmans clock, a chain secured to the key and to the inside of the receptacle, a guide in the upper part of the receptacle for the chain, a weight secured to the chain between such guide and the end of the chain secured to the inside of the receptacle for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle, means within the receptacle for supporting it as desired, and means for sealing such supporting means and for securing thereto one end of the chain.

2. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate a watchmans clock, a chain secured to the key and to the inside of the receptacle, a guide in the upper part of the receptacle for the chain, a weightsecured to the chain between the said guide and the end of the chain secured to the inside of the receptacle for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle, and sealing means for securing one end of such chain to the inside of the receptacle.

3. In combination with a receptacle for coi'ltaining a key adapted to operate a watch mans clock, a chain secured to the key and to the inside of the receptacle, a guide in the upper part 01 the receptacle for the chain, a weight secured to the chain between such guide and the end of the chain secured to the inside of the receptacle for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle.

l. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate watchmans clock, a cham secured to he key and I for supporting it as desired, and means for sealing such supporting means and securing thereto one end or" the chain.

6. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate awatchmans clock, a chain secured to the key and to the inside of the receptacle, means for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle, and sealing means for securing one end of such chain to the inside of the receptacle.

7. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate a watchmans clock, a chain secured to the key and to the inside of the receptacle, and means for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle.

8. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate a watchmans clock, a chain for securing the key to the inside of the receptacle, means for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle, means for supporting the receptacle as desired, means for sealing such supporting means and securing thereto one end of the chain, and a wall for retaining the chain in the receptacle when open, such wall adapted to open the door of the receptacle when such door is released.

9. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate a watchmans clock, a chain for securing the key to the inside of the receptacle, means for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle, sealing means for securing one end of such chain to the inside of the receptacle, and a wall for retaining the chain in the receptacle when open, such wall adapted to open the door of the receptacle when such door is released.

10. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate awatchmans clock, a chain for securing the key to the inside of the receptacle, means for taking up the slack when the key is returned to the receptacle, and a wall for retaining the chain in the receptacle when open, such wall adapted to open the door of the receptacle when such door is released.

11. In combination with a receptacle for containing a key adapted to operate a watchmans clock, chain for securing the key to the inside of the receptacle, a wall for retaining the chain in the receptacle when open, and a door for the receptacle, such wall adapted to open the door when the latter is released.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 31st day of December, A. D.

FRANKLIN I-IAR-DINGE.

Witnesses liIATiLDA Gaussmcnn, WILLIAM BAUMANN. 

